I think I gained fat even though I lost weight. HOW????????

[torie]

@joyce65714 Studies are just written by people, reference the pantheon of dieties. Not studies, not literature reviews, not position stands, the pantheon

 

[joyce65714]

@torie Imagine your god's honest opinion being that studies are just "written by people" and are subject to peer review and scientific criticism.

 

[humbleservant46]

@joyce65714 Imagine refuting people more experienced and knowledgeable on this than you. Those dudes are right.

 

[dawn16]

@joyce65714 Are we allowed to reference a podcast where people read studies from books?

 

[sherryfl]

@joyce65714 Ah yes studies like ones that say you should do 52 sets of quads a week. Those are real helpful.

 

[bhish]

@sherryfl go on...?

 

[sherryfl]

@bhish Apparently mrv doesn’t exist. They did a study and showed more work always equals more muscle growth. Even up to 52 sets of quads a week. Like 9 sets of leg press, squats, and leg extensions each one day then 4 4 4 or something 3 days later. All done to an rpe 8 for sets of 12.

I don’t really believe it. There wasn’t much of a performance drop if I remember correctly.

What can I even do with that information. In no way shape or form am I going to submit myself to that level of nonsense.

 

[bhish]

@sherryfl I did just listen to the Iron Culture episode about that!

Counterpoint: what is MRV? Unfortunately this is a real question.

 

[sherryfl]

@bhish That is a real question, but I think for exercise scientists. I don’t think the study is useful for people who exercise at all.

The end user is just going to burn themselves out. That’s why trainers exist. You need to turn that weird theory into practical advice.

 

[bhish]

@sherryfl Right that part I understand, it's just a cooky fun experiment as far as I am concerned.

However, I don't know what the abbreviation MRV even means.

 

[bhish]

@joyce65714 Again, please reference a study supporting this statement. Otherwise, you're just some jerkoff talking on the internet

 

[nanae15]

@joyce65714 How big and strong are you and what studies did you use to develop your training plan?

 

[rrandall]

@joyce65714 There is a hierarchy of information source quality, sure. That said, information from sources other than RCTs, even purely anecdotal ones, still has value, so long as it makes reasonable sense and does not contradict more rigorous research. If you’re trying to piece together a cohesive training plan based only on studies, you’re going to have a hard time. There simply is not yet a large enough body of literature to do so.

 

[straykat]

@joyce65714 You’re a literal novice trying to act like you know better here

Sit down and don’t speak until you become far more advanced my dude

 

[salbadinhduong]

@shiwang90 Body fat to muscle mass maybe?

 

[shiwang90]

@salbadinhduong I don’t look like I’ve gotten any muscle

 

[niagaraboy]

@shiwang90 Find a program off the fitness wiki and follow it, there are bodyweight ones if that is your desire.

It's worth giving the entire fitness wiki a read too if you're unsure on the basics.

If you're untrained then you really don't have muscle to lose and the weight you've lost will be fat. There aren't really any completely accurate ways of measuring body fat so don't stress about that. Focus on getting lighter and getting stronger and you'll soon see visible results.

 

[mommajulesberry]

@shiwang90 have you gotten any stronger

 

[shiwang90]

@mommajulesberry the excercises feel much easier now if that means anything..

 

[mommajulesberry]

@shiwang90 are you able to do them for more repetitions or more weight added?